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COP15 failure: The alternative
It is perhaps useless to think that we can stop the destruction of our planet. And it is perhaps equally useless to be up in arms and shout and get killed all over the dying environment. You can’t fight money. You can’t fight business. Petroleum. Plastic. Why even waste any more words in even trying to mention the lost cause of tigers. Or vultures. And soon, owls. Not to mention the house sparrows. And our lungs.
There has to be an alternative. And there is.
Chase the beauty of this planet. Whatever is left of it. And there is some.
I took a walk in the park and I stood there watching the clouds play colour with the evening sun. I watched the swallows dance, and the trees move to a music I could not hear. I removed my shoes and walked carelessly on the grass.
The sound of the passing traffic was furious at first. But the grass touched some magic points on my foot that the sound began to drown and I could hear the robin and the thrush and the wren and the blackbird sing their laments.
And I knew then for sure that the revolution is over. The warriors of Chittorh have rode out to meet their deaths and the fort is silent with the cries of the dying women. And I knew then, that I was a ghost trying to fight a war long lost.
I must look at the wildflowers and the birds and the clouds for as long as I can. For one last time that may last for years. But will only be a moment in eternity.
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Beautiful imagery in your words, Hemant!
I’m optimistic and, although still pretty pissed from yesterday’s news, I can’t lose hope, either.
Plus, I don’t believe in chasing the beauty of our planet. I think it’s everywhere, but we have to open eyes or pay attention to see it.
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Hemant, I’ve ‘stolen’ your title to second your voice.
By the way, from all the articles (many of which are brilliant) you wrote so far, this is the one I can relate to almost 100%.
Hey man, this is beautiful but what the heck do you mean that the war is lost? This was just a small battle in a monumental task. A task that’s much larger than a few world leaders sitting in a conference room.
And I don’t know if you really understand what the war is against: we’re not trying to fight business. Heck, if that were to go we’d have no way of fixing this (in fact, I’m not even sure civilization would exist then). We want to change business not fight it. What we are fighting against is nothing other than ourselves.
Don’t give up man, or else we’ll really loose the war.
“sound of the passing traffic” .... get it? The problem is the automobile!!
the solution is free public transport. There is a movement ... join.
http://frepubtra.blogspot.com
Thanks guys for liking what I had to say. that was just a passing moment. Here is my reply:
http://climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu/think2/post/the_battle_of_copenhagen/
@Christopher, you’d like it!
You are the best when you are poet!
The power of the poet is very big!